Diversity Council Education Equity Plan

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Diversity Council

Contact: Dee Sabol ; Email: info@diversitycouncil.org ; Phone: (507) 282-9951

Known/Likely Collaborators: Byron Public Schools ; Diversity Council ; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis ; Rochester Community & Technical College ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester Public Schools ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; EquityLogic (Becoming the Solution) ; Student Leaders Creating Change (SLCC)

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Education

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

Level 2: African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino, LGBT

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning  

Educational Equity

• Exists when all individuals are fully prepared for the roles of their choice, regardless of personal or social circumstances.  
• Requires systems of support that result in full access to opportunities that lead to personal growth.

The Diversity Council

focuses on three educational issues:

1. addressing the school to prison pipeline by building individual advocacy skills in students,

2. strengthening and diversifying career pathways, and

3. improving communication and connectivity between existing and developing educational resources and potential students.

Expected Outcomes:

Improved youth's individual empowerment, self-advocacy, advocacy for others, understanding bias, and active participation in school culture - all central to creating positive school and life experiences, establishing a foundation for success

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